“America at a Crossroads”Tuesday-Friday, 9pm & 10pm, PBS This series of documentaries examines just how screwed our country has become post-9/11. Well, that’s a cynical take. But it’s not far off. Each night, journalist Robert MacNeil hosts two hour-long segments examining terrorism, the messes we’ve made in Iraq and Afghanistan, Islam, the war on American […]
“America at a Crossroads”Tuesday-Friday, 9pm & 10pm, PBS This series of documentaries examines just how screwed our country has become post-9/11. Well, that’s a cynical take. But it’s not far off. Each night, journalist Robert MacNeil hosts two hour-long segments examining terrorism, the messes we’ve made in Iraq and Afghanistan, Islam, the war on American […]
300 (R, 117 minutes) Much like his previous work, Sin City, Frank Miller’s stylish comic book 300 comes to life on the big screen. This faithful (nearly panel-for-panel) adaptation arrives courtesy of up-and-comer Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead). This violent, highly visual adventure tale tells the story of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 […]
Albemarle High School sophomore Ryan Grant does not drink alcohol, smoke dope or have promiscuous sex. And his decision to live that straight-edge life has been inspired by music—good loud, fast, hard music.
“The Riches”Monday 10pm, FX The buzz for FX’s newest original series has been surprisingly quiet, especially considering how good it is. Brit actor/comedian/chameleon Eddie Izzard stars as a career grifter who, after running an upper-middle-class couple off the road and killing them during a high-speed chase, assumes their identities in an attempt to basically steal […]
300 (R, 117 minutes) Much like his previous work, Sin City, Frank Miller’s stylish comic book 300 comes to life on the big screen. This faithful (nearly panel-for-panel) adaptation arrives courtesy of up-and-comer Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead). This violent, highly visual adventure tale tells the story of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 […]
“The Sopranos”Sunday 9pm, HBO Finally! It’s taken eight years, but the final eight episodes of Season 6—and the series —begin airing tonight, wrapping up the epic tale of Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano, his family and his Family. Spoilers are hard to come by, but it doesn’t look good for Christopher (doing heroin and your […]
300 (R, 117 minutes) Much like his previous work, Sin City, Frank Miller’s stylish comic book 300 comes to life on the big screen. This faithful (nearly panel-for-panel) adaptation arrives courtesy of up-and-comer Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead). This violent, highly visual adventure tale tells the story of the battle of Thermopylae in 480 […]
Walk into Stacy’s Music Shop in Rio Hill Shopping Center and you will see a shop full of guitars and drums, and hear the tapping of an aspiring drummer getting a lesson in the back. But you will also see many photos on the wall of a Charlottesville era long past. Shep Stacy’s grandfather, Carl […]
Abundant Life Gallery “Fireworks,” watercolors by Leslie Allyn, 6-9pm. Art Upstairs “In Search of Home,” oil paintings by Randy Sights Baskerville, 6-9pm. Batteau Custom Framing Work by Karina Goldstein, Ken M. Nagakui and Joanne Coleman, 5:30-9pm. Ben Around Tattoos and Offbeat Gallery “Death Becomes You,” works by various artists, 6-10pm.BozArt Gallery “Fandango,” paintings, ceramics, and […]
“America’s Next Top Model”Wednesday 8pm, CW We’re a quarter of the way into Cycle 8 and some definitive opinions on the girls have formed. The bad news: Despite some pretty faces, this is the least modelesque season yet—nearly half the girls can’t take a picture for shit. The good news: This could be the bitchiest […]